210 CORRESPONDENCE OF RAY. 



Park, and Lobel. Lobel I have not. Park., I suppose, 

 distinguishes them upon his authority. 1 purpose to 

 mind them in this following season. 



Great Strickland, April 9, 88. 



Mr. RAY to Dr. HANS SLOANE. 



Black Notley, Jan. 8, 89. 



SIR, Not long since one Mr. Pratt, a gardener, a 

 person (as himself told me) well known to you, who now 

 lives with Sir Thomas Willughby, son and heir of my 

 worthy friend and benefactor, Francis Willughby, Esq., 

 being here with me, and hearing that you were returned 

 from Jamaica, and had brought over with you, among 

 many other natural varieties, divers seeds not common, 

 by you discovered in that and the neighbouring islands, 

 engaged me to write to you to entreat you, if you have 

 not already disposed of them, to communicate some part 

 to Sir Thomas, who, I know, will be very thankful to you 

 for them, Mr. Pratt will take care of them, and part of 

 the product you may command. 



Being advised by Dr. Robinson that my first letter, in 

 answer to yours, miscarried, I wrote a second, which I 

 hope came to your hands. I should be glad to hear 

 what progress you have made in order to the publishing 

 your curious observations and discoveries, whereby you 

 will much oblige the learned naturalists of this age, and 

 erect a lasting monument to your own memory. 



I am, sir, 

 Your very humble servant, 



JOHN RAY. 



For Dr. Hans Sloane, 



to be left at Mr. Wilkinson's, at the Black Boy, 



over against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet street, London. 



